Based on a true story

[Bueno Excellente]

Is it though, is it really

[HunterSouls]

i think maybe parts are true other just imaginacion...

[Careca de Dread]

just when hu come to the apartment hushasgdyaisdh

[proudlarry]

Ohio is a real place

[Delta]

It's completely real
/s

[The King Possum]

based off of a true story could be anything, like a girl was in a crazy house, maybe someone kidnapped her, maybe people went missing in a crazy house. based on doesn't mean anything but one thing might have actually happened. texas chainsaw massacre was based on a true story but 99.9% of the movie did not actually happen.

[proudlarry]

really?? i never knew that.

[Britannicus]

This game has nothing to do with any 'true story'. The asylum to which it refers was used to house native Americans who were 'insane' - but not always in the dictionary definition way. "Native Americans risked being confined in the asylum for alcoholism, opposing government or business interests, or for being culturally misunderstood". Of 350+ patients who went into the place, at least 121 died in the 31 years it was open.

The makers claim that the in-game events occurred 50 years ago. So mid-1960s - or if you allow some leeway as early as 1950. The 'asylum' was closed in 1933-34, and the land is now part of a golf course. There is a cemetery between holes on the course.

Google is your friend, as is Wikipedia (although its article is very short - something that I hear it shares with the game under discussion).

[The King Possum]

but in fact is is based on a true story. based doesn't mean anything but one thing happened or a place was there. you confirmed there was in fact an asylum so that is the true story part that this game is "based" on. but I did enjoy reading your comment.

Originally posted by Britannicus:

This game has nothing to do with any 'true story'. The asylum to which it refers was used to house native Americans who were 'insane' - but not always in the dictionary definition way. "Native Americans risked being confined in the asylum for alcoholism, opposing government or business interests, or for being culturally misunderstood". Of 350+ patients who went into the place, at least 121 died in the 31 years it was open.

The makers claim that the in-game events occurred 50 years ago. So mid-1960s - or if you allow some leeway as early as 1950. The 'asylum' was closed in 1933-34, and the land is now part of a golf course. There is a cemetery between holes on the course.

Google is your friend, as is Wikipedia (although its article is very short - something that I hear it shares with the game under discussion).

[Britannicus]

I must admit to being impressed, Mr Possum, at your willingness to let the maker claim whatever they want without being fact-checked. To quote what they state, "The Hat Man: Shadow Ward tells the real life story of the events that took place at the Canton State Insane Asylum fifty years ago, as reported by those who survived". They go on to later claim that "The Hatman: Shadow Ward, is based off accounts from books, newspaper clippings , and internet sources". There is very little wiggle room in these words, and certainly not any of the sort you are claiming for the game maker and their publisher.

That said, I welcome further information supporting the alleged story that this game was allegedly 'based upon' - as stated in those books, newspaper clippings and internet sources. In the meantime, I will happily point to false advertising when I see it - and in answering the OP's question there appears little doubt that this game falsely claims association with a 31 year tragedy at the beginning of the 20th century, that has absolutely nothing to do with the game's premise.

[The King Possum]

well, you are correct in what you posted about what they said. it would be very interesting to read these books about the event that this game was made from.
as far as false advertsing goes, this is steam it happens all the time and unless someone with lots of money can bring a lawsuit against valve and the developers for false advertising it will continue to happen. no longer is this world about rights of consumers. this world is all about companies and corporations rights. companies can put stuff on a credit report on you and ruin your life while all we can do is nothing. welcome to the world where money is power and without it you are a slave.

Originally posted by Britannicus:

I must admit to being impressed, Mr Possum, at your willingness to let the maker claim whatever they want without being fact-checked. To quote what they state, "The Hat Man: Shadow Ward tells the real life story of the events that took place at the Canton State Insane Asylum fifty years ago, as reported by those who survived". They go on to later claim that "The Hatman: Shadow Ward, is based off accounts from books, newspaper clippings , and internet sources". There is very little wiggle room in these words, and certainly not any of the sort you are claiming for the game maker and their publisher.

That said, I welcome further information supporting the alleged story that this game was allegedly 'based upon' - as stated in those books, newspaper clippings and internet sources. In the meantime, I will happily point to false advertising when I see it - and in answering the OP's question there appears little doubt that this game falsely claims association with a 31 year tragedy at the beginning of the 20th century, that has absolutely nothing to do with the game's premise.

[Britannicus]

While I agree with the gist of your statement, I wouldn't say the consumer is totally at the sway of the 1%, the corporations etc. - we at least have the opportunity to cause embarrassment and to make noise about the things we care about - and to change where we spend our money.

Corporations that forgot their customers tend themselves to be forgotten; it has happened before, it will happen again. You may have noticed how GoG is growing lately.

[The King Possum]

I am a big fan of gog. I love how they are getting newer old games in like darksiders,van helsing, saints row and many more. I just wish they had those games before I already purchased them on steam. I dislike buying a game more than once. gog is drm free, a 30 day money back, optional client, and so much more.

Originally posted by Britannicus:

While I agree with the gist of your statement, I wouldn't say the consumer is totally at the sway of the 1%, the corporations etc. - we at least have the opportunity to cause embarrassment and to make noise about the things we care about - and to change where we spend our money.

Corporations that forgot their customers tend themselves to be forgotten; it has happened before, it will happen again. You may have noticed how GoG is growing lately.

[TheKermonator]

I don't know about how true of a story, but... the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians, mentioned above, was in Canton, SD, not Canton, OH.

One thing that I find very funny is that when I first saw the telegram to Mr. Berry, I looked up the address on Google Maps to find that 840 Bates Rd, Rocky River(a suburb of Cleveland), Ohio is a house that is on the corner of Bates Road and... Berry Drive. Hmmm

[Γαῖα]

Its about a common character that people around the world report appears in their dreams. Thats the only truth of it.

[proudlarry]

Originally posted by Γαῖα:

Its about a common character that people around the world report appears in their dreams. Thats the only truth of it.

Except there is an abandoned insane asylum near canton, ohio. It's in Athens... i've seen the famous corpse stain

https://maps.roadtrippers.com/stories/ohios-most-haunted-insane-asylum-has-a-permanent-corpse-shadow